1837 AMS JOHS S3146.1

HB 1837  - S AMD446
     By Senators Johnson, Kline

ADOPTED 04/06/2005

     On page 5, beginning on line 7, after "(11)" strike all material through "appropriate." on line 10, and insert "Nothing in this section precludes the court, under other circumstances arising under subsection (1)(a) of this section, from allowing a child to testify outside the presence of the defendant and the jury so long as the testimony is presented in accordance with the standards and procedures required in this section."

EFFECT:  Provides judicial discretion in cases where a child is testifying.

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